, 1887-06-09
TALK WITH THE TRAINER.
Patienoe With a Goose-A Green PoodI
and Dogs.

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Patience With a Goose-A Green Poodle.
monke and Dogs-
Considerable interest has been taken Nv
people who nave visited the Academy in
the trained animal show. A reporter
had a talk with the trainer and visited his
pets during the matinee the other after
noon. The goose which the trainer has
succeeded in teaching the rudiments of
ARITHMETIC Is naturally white, but a few
weeks passed in that region of dust behind
the scenes, which so many human geese
imagine to be a fairy land, has reduced
the fowl to a most pitiable state of I'M
cleanliness. when the season closes,''
SAID the trainer, al always turn her out
on the farm and let her rusticate for the
summer After being off the stage for
two months last summer 1 put her on the
boards without any previous rehearsal,
and she went through her performance
without a single mistake. She was a
whole year being educated. purchased
her of a trainer in Philadelphia, who was
educating a pig and this goose. He sue
ceeded wonderfully with the former. but
could do nothing with the bird. 1 was
convinced hat he hadn't taken time and
patience enough with her. Although a
btrd has, perhaps, less intelligence than
beast, think l have satisfactorily proved
that fowls have intelligence and thinking
powers, any scientists or ~theoiogians YOU
may bring along to the contrary notwith-
standing. Different animals have as MANY
varying moods and temperaments as hui
man beings. You cannot use a whip with
a goose. Ii she becomes in the slightest
degree frightened it will take her at least
half an hour to recover her senses. The
way l acquired power over her was
through her appetite. If she minded me
or showed any unusual mark of intelli-
gence she received as her reward a bit of
a certain preparation of which 1 was GER
tain she was fond. If she proved refrac-
tory she got no supper. There, hear her
squawk; she knows as well as 1 do that
1t will be time for her to come forward
and play her little part. She enjoys it as
much as any human being could"
AT that moment a green young poodle
that had not learned to profit by sad ex-
perience began to be "fresh'' with the
brave pussy which leaps through the fire
at the command of her trainer. The
poodle retired after the short encounter
with o piteous howl. s'There," said the
trainer, perhaps you will let Tag alone
another time. That cat has killed six rats
49, ~ AhoADtAA liz DIG HAS DtenQ mere
and, as you can imagine, is a match for
any poodle even born"
After showing the reporter the two
g~reyhounds which made the wonderful
leaps, he proceeded to open q door which
led into a mall room carpeted with saw
dust in which were three MONKEYS and a
dozen dogs. The latter leaped upon the
reporter and their master with a deafen-
ing chorus of welcome, and the sawdust
OF the floor was quickly transferred to the
clothing of the visitors, Taking refuge
on a table, the reporter continued his in
spection Of the pets. At that moment |
the large monkey, which had found some
thing particularly offensive in the visitor,
made a vicious spring at him, but was |
stopped In mid air by the chain which
held it. That's a vicious brute" said
the trainer, land a clubbing once q day
wouldn't hurt it. Monkeys of this species
can only be taught by the rule of the rod.
With these little ringtailed African mon
keys it is different. They will always re- |
membe and resent q blow, but are affec-
tionate little fellows and can be taught
anything by coaxing. You notice none of
the dogs dare approach the big monkeys
chain, as the latter is cock of the walk"
The dogs, jealous of SO much attention
bestowed upon their enemy, here began
to protest vigorously.
1.-The clown dogs are both ours. In
fact, cur dogs seem superior to thorough
breds in the matter of intelligence. Think
much of the talk about the superiority of
the latter all nonsense. Dogs have a
genuine idea of humor, and some are as
mischievous as a dozen monkeys. This
one drank up my shaving water and it
made him sick. This one eat up my
lather brush. This big fellow jumped
through the glass door of the pen last
night and the whole tribe after him."
The time had now come when the ami
mails were to play their parts. They crept
upon the stage as still as mice and as
sumed their places. When the scenes
parted and disclosed them the dogs set up
a joyful chorus and the show began
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